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Schramski, John R., David K. Gattie, and James H. Brown. 2015. "Human domination of the biosphere: Rapid discharge of the earth-space battery foretells the future of humankind." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 15 July. [PDF] [summary in ScienceDaily]